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White Things!

White is always a spring/ summer trend. It never goes out of fashion. What changes is how you wear it, what you wear it with and which of the latest items you accessorise it with.

As secure and safe it might sound to buy white there are a lot of mine fields to step into. Many of us are so concerned with the latest fashion trends and items that a lot of us forget that a fashion trend doesn’t only have to suit your body shape, size and colouring but also the occasion, weather and season. You just can’t wear all the fun and colour of spring and summer when it is cold and raining outside. It makes you look sad and desperate and turns someone who is a fashion savvy into a fashion victim, because they can’t adopt to the weather condition. Fashion is only fashion when it not only looks right on you but also when you look comfortable and at ease. Something you never feel when trembling of being cold, getting wet and soaked because not dressed for it, getting all the dirt on your white outfit that comes with bad weather. White is a colour that requires sunshine to come out to its full potential- in cold or warm weather. Also, white only looks good when it looks white and clean otherwise you look very quickly shabby in your outfit.

A solid white outfit is not always a winner for everyone’s colouring;

Dominant Colour Light:

A fantastic choice. You can wear white from top to to if you like and if it is appropriate.

Dominant Colour Deep:

Not best to wear it as solid colour near your face, because it is too light for you and it will wash you out. Unless you wear your e.g. white top or shirt with a jacket or coat in a deeper colour. The deeper colour has always be stronger or in majority versa the white colour. Or to be sure keep keep the white to your lower half.

Dominant Colour Warm:

It is a bit of tricky one. If you got porcelain skin and red hair the pure white will provide a good contrast to your hair. But if you don’t have that type of skin it will easily clash with that and your hair together. Therefore you need to “warm” the white with yellow driven colours such as brown, green, orange, yellow, coral, tomato red etc- meaning you need to combine it with any of these type of colours when wearing white.

Dominant Colour Cool:

One of the best colour and absolutely must for this group. It will balance your white hair and make any outfit sharper- especially when wearing some nude/neutral colours with it.

Dominant Colour Clear:

As well one of the must colours for this group. It will almost always guarantee a contrast effect with any other combined colour.

Dominant Colour Soft:

White is an essential accent colour for this category to ensure that the overall look doesn’t look to muted.

Some adivce when buying your white item in question:

The white shirt: Always a winner no matter what age or season. It should be part of every woman’s wardrobe. A white shirt makes muddy/ nude colours look sharper and by wearing a cardigan, jacket etc on top of it you always can tune and soften the pure white to suit your colouring.
White top/ T- shirt are a must as the white shirt in a woman’s wardrobe. It is a great neutral weapon to dress up or down an outfit and will give any outfit always a lift. A classic that shouldn’t be missed in anyone’s wardrobe.
White Dress: Is a beautiful choice for a summer outfit. But be careful the more formal, elegant and in a maxi version the more festive it will look. Many times it looks like women are taking a wedding dress out for a stroll. Try to choose your white dress right for the occasion, in a style that can’t be mistaken for a wedding dress and/ or choose it with colour and a pattern combination or mix it up with accessorising it with an contrasting theme or style. Avoid to dress in white from head to toe unless the occasion requires it. Also, the older we get the less forgiving a pure white dress will look on us. I guess it goes with the territory ” not that innocent anymore…”.
White Jacket: As well a must for any woman’s wardrobe, but should be worn only in sunshine or in a warm climate. Not only one looks being on the wrong side of the planet but also the whole look can you turn look naff.
White Coat: Always a favourite for the summer! But proves in the UK not always a great investment buy since the sunny and warm days are here numbered. So, the more time you spend in a warm climate the better your money is spent on a white coat.
White trousers: Injects instantly elegance and chique to your outfit. It can be a one of your wardrobe heroes that you can’t live without it, but be careful since white trousers are not very forgiving when not having an easy body shape to dress. It brings always attention and adds additional “visual volume” to that part of the body. So, make sure you can take it. Also, ensure you wear the right underwear with it, because many times the colour, style and make of your underwear can be seen by anyone but you. Not a good look at all!
White shorts: It always brings a smile to our faces since it is always the synonym for sunshine, warm weather, fun, good time simply ” me time “. Watch out you got the right hemline for your thighs, calves and age. The thumb rule is the bigger and older they are the longer the hemline.
White skirts: Almost nothing makes an outfit as instantly girlie or feminine chique as a skirt- depending on its style. Most of the times they are not best to wear with tights, therefore they should be only worn with warm temperature, a hemline that suits the leg and occasion and in a style that works your age.
White shoes: Not always a hit. White pumps are best left for special occasions and white sandals and trainers are dirt sensitive. It is better to buy cheaper white footwear but two instead, so you have more and longer wearing the look before they look shabby. It is simply impossible to keep them out of any dirt, foot marks or scratches.
White swimwear: Looks great on young, toned or both body. Wearing a white swim wear gets you very quickly into dangerous waters with your skin, body and size and age. If in doubt just pass on this one!
White bags: As nice as they are in form of a clutch or shoulder or handbag or shopping bag they quickly pass their sell by date. They only wear with the right outfit, occasion, weather and also only when they are still completely untouched by any scratches and marks.

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Have a nice day,

Michaela

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

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My Valentine’s Day!

February 14th can be overwhelming. Whether you have something planned or you plan on pretending it’s just an ordinary day, it’s hard to ignore the general giddiness going on around you. Even if you don’t have someone special in your life, Valentine’s Day is a great excuse to let loose and enjoy the day.

Spoil, indulge and adorn yourself by buying something nice and pretty- even if it just for your eyes only! It is important to feel good about yourself and especially on such a day. And on the bright site you can’t get it wrong by buying the wrong gift for yourself! Here are some ideas for for Valentine’s day, which can be worn and used as well on “non” Valentine’s days. But as always dress to your body shape and personal colouring.

Have a nice day,

Michaela

Friday, February 5th, 2010

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Grammy Awards 2010!

The Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles last night, with big wins for Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.

Nevertheless I am feeling a bit disillusioned about the dress sense of most celebrities on that night. The Grammy is a place where I expect that musicians express their personality, identity, individuality and as well as creativity in their clothing- basically expressing what their music is all about. It is a place where all different type of musicans and their music come together, so you would expect all sorts of different people and outfits. Unfortunately that wasn’t at all the case. The Grammy Award reminded me more of a prom night that went wrong.

1. Lady Gaga

Lady GaGa arrives at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

Loving the outfit. Besides that it works for her petite frame by keeping her outfit tone in tone- it is creative, true to her personality,identity, modern and right on fashion trend. Her look reminds one of a modern version of the “Statue of Liberty”. Her yellow hair in different wash is pure innovation. Lady Gaga is making every outing to a living performance- I guess she is Madonna ” of the new age”.

Overall Look: 5*****

2. Fergie

Fergie arrives at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

Great outfit for her and for this event. It is edgy, modern and still sophisticated. The dress style underlines her curves and elongates her petite height

Overall look: 5*****

3. Pink

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Press Room

The colour of this dress is fabulous for her and the outfit is so fashion forward. Nevertheless this look would have been more appropriate for her at the Oscars. At the Grammy’s I would have expected from Pink to wear this outfit either with Pink her or a great deal shorter or mix match it with a hot rock’n roll leather jacket. The outfit is missing a beat. Plus to be fine tuning this fitted waist dress is not ideal for someone who doesn’t have much of a waist.

Overall look: 4 ****

4. Katy Perry

Katy Perry arrives at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

Yes, this color is one of the upcoming colours for next season, but it doesn’t work for her. She is a clear in her dominant colour, so needs to wear contrast. This muted colour with its metallic embellishment is too much tone in tone and doesn’t balance back with her her and eye colour. It doesn’t do anything for her. Though the dress follows her silhouettte on her lower half it is lacking of curves, support and fit in her bust aera.

Overall Look: 2 **

5. Beyonce

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals

It never stops surprising me how such an accomplished beautiful artist can get it always so right in her creative work and as well in her style and outifits on stage and videos, but as soon as you get her off stage…. . The colour of the dress is just not right for her complexion even though she went blond in her her- far too yellow as well. The colur is clashing with her skin. She is a pear in her body shape and therefore she is blessed with a great waist. Though the strong shoulders are balancing with her hips it is too figure hugging, too glossy and too much of the same style over again and again .The dress and look doesn’t to do her justice as a super star.

Overall look: 3***

6. Rhianna

Ah! As Lady Gaga Rhiana loves to make each outing to her stage Rhiana makes it to her catwalk. The white is totally wrong for her colouring- and biting with her hair colour on top. She is a deep in her colouring and light or pastel colours as solids are for those a nono. As Beyonce she is a pear shape and the rule is drama only top . The lower half has to be kept clutter free, which is here so not the case. Why do you want to add more volume with clutter to a body part that got already enough? Why do you want to bring attention, which is not your best part?

Overall Look: 1*

7. Miley Cyrus

How cool is she? The colour is super with her hair colour. The style is sexy, edgy and still girlie- a nice mix match, which gives her a natural look. The whole look is so right for the Grammy. The only non perfection is that this dress has too many layers in her waist line who is high waisted. It looks a bit cramped in that area since everything is coming there together like herhair, necklace and the layer of her dress.

Overall look: 5*****( She is young and therefore pulls it all off!)

8. Jennifer Lopez

Another woman who has a pear shape.The styling is all wrong for her shape. Volume, attention and drama has to be worn on top, the waist has to be highlighted ( which is her done) and distract with a look fit and style on your lower half. The lower half has to be a quiet affair. Her upper body looks good in that outfit and also her waist comes out nicely in that dress. But the hemline of the shorts are finishing at her fullest part and the long frock doesn’t create a beautiful shilouette on her thighs. Last not least the biggest drama and focus of the dress is on her thighs, which is the least flattering part of a pear. The colour combination of her dress is not bad but in such a style of dress just getting it more into the wrong.

Overall Look: 2**

9. Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman arrives at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

Black as a solid colour is most of the time not ideal for someone with red hair. But her dress is cut away at the shoulders and her hair pulled away. So, it creates a nice contrast. I love the neck feature on her long neck, but the Empire belt feature doesn’t work on her shape- a lean column. First of all because a belt has to sit in a waist and a lean column doesn’t have one. Secondly she is a very tall woman and doesn’t need to elongate her legs or her long waist any more. Empire styles are best left for short women or who have a fuller lower part. Also, the look is a bit too dressy for the Grammy’s- but this is on a personal note.

Overall Look: 3***

10. Taylor Swift

A super colour for the red carpet, for her complexion and as well occassion. Yes, the dress works well on her shape- thought it needs a bit more bust to go for sweatheart neckline. Also, I must say it is far too dressy for the Grammy’s, far too grown up for her young age and far too ageing. She looks beautiful but I dont think the dress does her youth justice and lacks the uniquness she displays in her music.

Overall look: 4****

Have a nice day,

Michaela

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

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Printed T-shirt drama!

Over the last few years, printed t-shirts have emerged as statement pieces within the world of fashion and it is proving its staying power for spring/ summer 2010. From big, bold pictures to eye-catching phrases, these casual yet stylish pieces are now nothing short of wardrobe must-haves and have proved over and over a hit with designers and the high street. You can choose this season from cropped to long or from oversized T- shirts to T-shirt dresses.

But the trend of printed t-shirts is, in actuality, a revival from the 1950s, and is something that has reappeared and been reinvented .

T – Shirts are used and worn to make a statement of some sort like declare political, musical or social connection for everybody to observe or stating personal beliefs, team affiliations, hobbies or just to express how one feels that day about something.

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T-shirts are favoured, because in a word they are comfortable, affordable and you can easily add these stylish pieces to your wardrobe. Whether you want to make a statement with a bold or funny phrase, or let the pictures on your t-shirt do the talking.

But before you get go and by your statement T- shirt in question, here are some tips to consider.

The bolder and bigger the print and picture on the T-shirt the better it is for women with a small chest and leaner upper body.

Picture prints should be worn like a framed canvas hanging from the wall- straight and without and crinkles caused by an uneven surface!

Eye catching phrases or pictures are adding volume to your upper body as well as putting the limelight on that part of the body. And it is not a good look when pictures or prints look crimpled on you- you wouldn’t want such a picture hanging from your wall, so why do want to want to wear and opt for such a look? Statement T-shirts whether in print or picture are meant to be understood and noticed by everyone who sees you and not just by asking what you are wearing or by pulling down the T- shirt .

Women with a bigger chest and roundness around waist and tummy should opt for small prints on the neckline or/and go for statement prints and pictures on their back instead.
Women with broader shoulders and arms should opt for styles where the print are not starting or finishing off near the arms, shoulders and above the bust. Opt for straight T- shirts or T-shirt dresses versa fitted ones.
Pears and women with bigger hips and thighs should be avoiding any form of printed long T-shirts or T-shirt dresses, because they will follow the body line and therefore highlight any uneven and unbalanced body part. Their hemline with its print will add volume and attention to an area where you want it the least.
Women with a bigger bust or/and short and wide neck should opt for lower necklines. Choose at least a jewel neckline if not even lower.
It is always good to make a statement in print or picture, but if it is a fashion statement keep the colours in check you are wearing in your T-shirt. They have to complement your dominant colour otherwise what is the point wearing a fashion statement that looks wrong.

T-shirts have become such an essential in our wardrobes that they are not anymore worn just with jeans and trainers. Instead they are nowadays worn as well as a replacement for a blouse when wearing a suit, blazers, tuxedos, high heels, totes, clutches or any other formal or glamorous clothes. It is all about adding an edge and personality to your look by mix matching styles and tuning the formal & elegant look down and make it more street.

Have a nice day,

Michaela

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

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The Golden Globe Awards 2010!

Despite the rain, the stars turned out in style to the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2010. I must admit I was quite impressed overall with the dress style of most celebrities- far less misses than usual. Dressing for the red carpet is never easy affair- so much pressure too look right and you can’t hide from any flaws. It is so important to choose the dress right for your colouring, body shape, combining it with the right make up, hair do and finish it up with the right accessories such as jewellery, handbag and shoes. The whole look must all come together and work with every single detail. A lasting, one of kind look is always achieved when it looks current- in the moment- a look with a twist. Nothing is more dating than going for a look that has been seen and done before or boring when it is all matchy matchy. It is all about finding the right mix match that expresses the wearer’s personality and how she makes the look her own by creating signature look. If the wearer ticks all boxes then you got a winner.

I rated their look on 3 factors: Colour, Body shape and Overall Look ( one star is the lowest and 5 the highest score) See below who was wearing what and how.

1. Drew Barrymore in Atelier Versace

67th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Press Room

Colour: Works fantastic for her colouring.

Body shape: The details of her dress sit at the right places, go in the waist and show off a beautiful neat hourglas silhouette.

Overall Look:5 ******

2. Kate Winslet in Atelier Yves Saint Laurent

Colour: It works for her since she is wearing it away from her face.

Body shape: Look at her curves. It is perfection how she dresses for her body shape: full hourglass. No clutter- just simply curves. Just classy and beautiful!

Overall Look: 5*****

3. Sandra Bullock in Bottega Veneta

67th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Arrivals

Colour: Purple is a good colour for her. I just don’t like the material of the dress. It looks cheap.

Body shape: It flatters beautiful her figure and shows her beautiful legs.

Overall look: 4****

4. Jennifer Aniston in Valentino

The Pressroom at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards!

Colour: Black- again- becomes a bit of a uniform for her. Boring!

Body shape: The dress works her body at the right places.

Overall Look: 1* ( the whole look doesn’t come together and doesn’t do the dress justice.)

5. Fergie in Elie Saab

Colour: The colour is current, but this violet pastel colour far to light for her. It washes her out.

Body shape: The dress shows off her long waist and the Empire line elongates her legline.

Overall Look: 3 *** ( Colour wrong, this style has been around the blog a few times)

6. Mariah Carey in Herve Leger

Colour: Black is not best for her, but she works it by having low neckline, her hair pulled back and wearing black eyelashes.

Dress: One can’t argue it is not hugging her figure. The style of the dress creates the illusion of a waistand the shoulder detail give her cury assets structure.

Overall look: 3 ***(It would have been better to drop the earrings, which are not good for her short/wide neck and better to place a chunky broche in her decoltee line- so, that her decoltee would have been more covered up and give it all a more classy than tacky look)

7. Jennifer Garner in Atelier Versace

Colour: No! Far too light for her colouring. Washes her completed out.

Body shape: The top and the bottom work for her shape, but not the middle. This not a dressfor someone who doesn’t have much of a waist.

Overall look: 2** ( I love her hair though- gives is a nice modern twist)

8. Marion Cotillard in Christian Dior

Colour: Fantastic this rich green colour on her! Works great with the red carpet and the glossy fabric just makes her shine.

Body shape: The dress works on her neat hourglass like a dream. Its details don’t sit only at the right places but also they are all proportional to each other. So, it gives her a beautiful balanced shape.

Overall: 5****** ( Simply chic !

9. Anna Kendrick in Marchesa

Colour: Beautiful choice for her complexion and hair colour.

Body shape: The dress works all the right angle and the clutter on her decotee line works beautifu on her bust line.

Overall look: 3*** ( The whole look is far too old to her. It suitable for a 40 year old, but not for a young girl/woman. This is a crime to style someone so young in such a old Hollywood Glamour style- it should have had an updated, fresh style that would have been appropiate for her and also to make it all current- honestly I didn’t recognise her.)

10. Heidi Klum in Roberto Cavalli

Heidi Klum arrives at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills

Colour: Super choice for her colouring and in new tune with next fashion season.

Body shape: This dress can only be worn by someone who is tall and has nice bust to balance the bottom half with the upper. It fits like a glove.

Overall look: 5***** ( Fabulous: her soft make up and hair do takes out the seriousnes out of the dress. She makes it look young, fresh, modern …it just looks effortless)

11. Julianne Moore in Balenciaga

Julianne Moore arrives at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards

Colour: Good choice for red hair.

Body shape: The upper half doesn’t work on her shoulder, decotee line and bust. It simply doesn fit one reason is that she is too flat chested to give the dress shape and the seam of the dress is coming and going, which is not how it should be.

Overall Look: 1* ( Her hair and earrings are stunning, but it is a wrong choice for this dress. This dress needs edge and attitude and not nice and prettines. It just doesn’t work at all)

12. Calista Flockhart in Alberta Ferretti

Colour: She makes the shiny white work by keeping it away from her face and wearing a pony tail.

Body shape: The delicate fabric works for her elfin shape and its pattern add some roundness to it.

Overall look: 4****( The ponytail give the look a modern twist)

12. Kate Hudson in Marchesa

Kate Hudson arrives at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills

Colour: Always a good choice for a light.

Body shape: All very wrong. It is quite obvious that she is too small to carry off all the details and drama of the dress. Such a dress needs space to breathe. It looks very cramped on her.

Overall Look: 4**** ( Her hairstyle, make up and accessories make up for a lot!!)

13. Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman appears backstage at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards

Colour: Nice- works well on her porcelain skin and red hair.

Body shape: This dress gives her a waist where is none and soft roundness to her shape. All the details come out to play because she has the lenght to pull it off. On anyone slightly shorter it would have looked straight cramped.

Overall look: 4**** ( Pretty- all the elements of her look complement each other, but the wow effect is missing)

14. Cameron Diaz in Alexander Mc Queen

Cameron Diaz arrives at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills

Colour: Great choice.

Body shape: What a perfect choice in dress. She is a lean coloumn in her body shape and the style of the dress gives the illusion of having a waist, gives her structure and shoulders.

Overall Look: 3***( How dissapointing. Every single detail of her look seems to be unconnected. The shoes don’t come together with her jewellery, her jewellery not with her lipstick and her lipstick with hair and her hair with her shoes! There is simply no connection in it!)

15. Sophia Loren in Armani Privé

Colour: You can tell she is a professional! The black is not only kept away from her face but also the neutral sleevline creates a barrier between her face and the dress. The silver sequin keeps it fresh and uplifting

Body shape: Respect to have such a body at 76! The simple line of the dress compliment beautifully her full hourglass shape. The sleeveline give her structure and cover perfectly her arms.

Overall look: 5 *****World class. She still can give young actresses a run for their money.

16. Penelope Cruz in Armani Privé

Colour: Black is her colour and looks always stylish on her.

Body shape: This figure hugging number is showing her beautiful neat hourglass figure.

Overall look: 4****Her hairstyle gives a soft touch to this elegant retro dress. The jewellery choice is a safe choice and therefore the vavum effect is missing)

17. Glenn Close

Colour: Black is for sure a good colour for her.

Body shape: Unfortunately this figure hugging dress doesn’t play up to her strength. Her chest is flattened and the mid waist cut shows her tummy- all not a good look. Plus a woman her age should never ever wear an evening gown without covering up her arms. Especially at such an event where so many young women are showing off their flawless skin.

Overall look: 1* ( The dress makes her look shapeless and her hairstyle looks mumsy)

18. Courtney Cox in Victoria Beckham

Colour: A ” Clear” can’t go wrong by wearing black.

Body shape: The dress looks awesome on her and the fit of it is magnificent. Every single details sits where it should be and all looks proportional. I must hand it to Victoria Beckham- she does know how to give structure and shape to a dress.

Overall look: 5*****( Courtney’s hairstyle adds sofnesss and feminity to this elegant dress. Her choice of earrings bring the whole look together.Nice)

19.Felicity Huffman

Colour: The vintage halterneck gives substance to this pale pink dress.

Body shape: Every single inch drapes where it should drape and give shape where it should. The cut gives her a beautiful silhouette and the halterneck underline her toned arms.

Overall Look: 4****( All works together in harmony except her make up- it really kills it for me- it is too heavy)

15. Julia Roberts in Vintage Yves Saint Lauren

Colour: Black is not the best colour in her colour palette. But her long neck and the necklace somehow pulls it off- kindish.

Body shape: The loose fitted dress accentuates her figure.

Overall Look:3***( Firstly- I think a knee length dress is the wrong choice for such an occasion, secondly feels like being from the last season rather being fashion forward and thirdly she looks half dressed in this outfit- the tights are missing and would have given a nice touch to this outfit.

16. Helen Mirren in Armani Privé

Red Carpet Arrivals for the 67th Annual Golden Globes

Colour: Yes, black is great colour for cools.

Body shape: Another actress who understands how to dress her curves. It shows all her best features without adding unnecessary bulk to her figure.

Overall Look: 3***( She does right in covering up her arms, but her choice in her jewellery and hair cut makes it look all a bit dull)

17. Leona Lewis in Roberto Cavalli

Colour: No- that doesn’t work. It is biting with her skin tone and her hair colour.

Body shape: She has a pear shape figure and therefore she and all of her shape must avoid figure hugging dresses. It stretches unflatteringly over your mum and thighs. Plus it underlines that you bigger on the bottom than on top. It looks unproportional.

Overall Look: 3***( Her beauty makes up for a lot)

18. Lea Michele in Oscar de la Renta

Colour: Black seems to have been the favourite colour of the evening and it works on her like a dream.

Body shape: The dress gives her beautiful silhouette on top and as well on the bottom. It looks all balanced.

Overall look: 4****( Her look is too serious, far too old for her. Her look is lacking current features- instead it has more of a governess style approach.

19. Emily Blunt in Dolce &Gabbana

Colour: Not ideal for her personal colouring. It is too light and therfore her head seems to be diconnected from the dress.

Body shape: It is not the best choice for some who doesn’t have much of a waist. The mid waist doesn’t go in – in the waist, but instead highlights its straightness.

Overall look: 3***( Her hairstyle and accessiores are adding a modern touch and making up for a lot)

20. Chloe Sevigny in Valentino

Colour: The soft pale violet is the best on the dress.

Body shape: No that dress is not working on her body and scale. It has not only far too many details on top but also the size of the drapes are causing the dress to overpower her. This dress is designed to be worn by a tall woman with a long waist and a long neck. The drapes on top of her decotee line are far too close her head and clutter near her neck.

Overall look: 2**( She keeps her accessories in tone, so it is not breaking her even further down in height)

21.Maggie Gyllenhaal in RM Roland Mouret

Colour: One of her best colour in her colour palette and very fashion forward in view of next season

Body shape: A wonderful choice for a lean coloumn who are petite in their frame and small busted. The dress’s layers don’t add bulk but instead nice curves to her small frame and the fabric details that emerges from her waist and work their way up, down and around her waist create the illusion of a bigger waist. Because of her long neckline the one shoulder piece comes out to shine at its best.

Overall look: 5*****( She lets’ the dress do the talking and keeping her hair pulled back puts the one shoulder details to center stage)

22. Christina Aguilera

Colour: The pale pink/ silver gown works great for her almost planitinum hair colour.

Body shape: She is a petite neat hourglass, because of her height.This dress with it’s top bodice

wouldn’t settle for anything than perfect proportion in the body shape. You need a long neckline to make it look proprotional, you need a bust to put into shape, you need a long waist to let the all the details come out to play.

Overall look: 4**** ( Her casual hairstyle tunes down the dress and makes it look modern and fresh. The spoiling factor is the far too long hemline of the dress. It is kept longer to give her more height but it achieves the opposite instead.

23. Halle Berry in Kaufman Franco

Colour: For sure a great colour for her. The plunge neckline, lace lines and the fabric softens it perfectly for her colouring.

Body shape: Never being afraid of being daring this figure hugging dress highlights too much her lower half with its details, which not the way to go for a pear. The cap shoulder fail to balance with her broader bottom half.

Overall look: 3*** ( The dress reminds me too much of a negligee, but her hair style, jewellery and beauty make good a lot)

24. Diane Kruger in Christian Lacroix

Colour: Pretty in fuchsia – one of the biggest colours for next season.

Body shape: Another dress which works best on a neat hourglass. The asymmetric voluminous shoulder line gives her a perfect round frame, her long waist creates focus and balance with the dresses details. Her height pulls its all into proportion.

Overall look: 5*****( Keeping her hair,her make up natural and accessoires suttle makes her whole look pretty rather turning it to kitsch)

So who is your personal favourites on who got the styling right?

My top 3 are Drew Barrymore, Diane Kruger and Heidi Klum, because they integrated what is next in fashion with a current,modern a feminine touch by making their dress and look their own.

Have a nice day,

Michaela

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

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Choose the right diet for your body shape!

When dressing for your shape, colour and occasion you need as well “to dress yourself” from the inside in order to ensure that you feel good about yourself. Both aspects need to be addressed – none can co exist without the other. No clothes or make up will be able to cover up a lack of sleep, a bad diet that is lacking of the right nutrients to make you feel good and look energised. Also it will have the unpleasant side effect to add additional pounds to your shape and mostly when that happens you put it on where you don’t want it. It is not about wearing Size 0, which I do not support, but about feeling good about yourself- no matter the size- with no regrets. Looking and feeling as good from the outside as you feel on the inside can be influenced by the right diet for your shape but also by the right workout for your shape. Every shape has different criteria good and bad therefore it is only logical that when we workout we need to apply different sets of rules to address different parts of the body we like to keep build up, slim down or just keep in shape. Someone who is a for example a. pear- carrying the weight on hips, thighs and calves will need to choose a different regime in diet and work as someone who is e.g. an inverted triangle who have broader shoulders or/and upper body than in comparison to their bottom . So, it is natural that their diet and workout plan has to vary from each other.

Our guide will help you find the perfect regime for your shape choose the right diet for your body shape!

Inverted Triangle

Your build is characterised by:

Straight and squared shoulder line
Little definition between waist and hips
Flat hips and bottom
A bottom half that seems smaller than your top half

Advice

Doing a mixture of cardiovascular and resistance exercises will help. More resistance exercises on your lower body will be necessary, to obtain a balance between lower and upper.

Essential diet tips

Stick to foods that are moderate in unsaturated fat – to avoid piling on the pounds – and high in calcium.
Incorporate a balance of low G.I carbohydrates with lean proteins.

Essential exercise tips

Lower body exercises like squats and lunges.
Upper body toning exercise.
Incorporate moderate to high amounts of cardiovascular exercise

Lean Column

Your build is characterised by:

Narrow shoulders
Flat chest or small bust
Small and non-defined waist
Narrow hips and flat bottom

Advice

An exercise routine should include exercises to enhance gluteus and shoulder muscles. This will help curve out the shape of the body. Also do whole body

Essential diet tips

Make sure you include plenty of lean protein, like fish and turkey; complex carbs, such as wholegrain rice and pasta; and calcium-rich foods, like yoghurt and tofu in your diet.
Avoid carbonated soft drinks and cut down on starchy foods like white rice and potatoes.

Essential exercise tips

No activity is off limits for your shape, but abdominal and back exercises should be high priority.
Three days a week of formal exercise with lots of rest in between is ideal level.
It’s important to exercise intensely and really tax the muscles during each workout in order to achieve good muscle tone.

Rectangle

Your build is characterised by:

Straight shoulder line
Straight hips and bottom
Very little waist definition
Straight ribcage

Advice

Short fast bouts of cardiovascular exercises are recommended. High repetition resistance exercises may help tone and define shoulders, waist and hips.

Essential diet tips

Eat a high protein diet to help muscle development. i.e fish, chicken, eggs and dairy products.
Include RDA (recommended daily allowance) of omega 3 and 6, to help with joint suppleness during extra resistance training.

Essential exercise tips

Upper body cardiovascular exercises will help define shoulders. Boxing training may help this as well as helping definition of the waist.
Compound resistance training will help shape and strengthen of the middle part of the body.
Exercises such as squats, deadlifts and pressing movements will help.

Apple

Your build is characterised by:

Rounded shoulder line
Curved back
Fullness around the middle
Flattish bottom

Advice

Apples shapes should concentrate their exercise regimes on cardio activities to bring the body back to proportion by reducing upper body mass, while core- strengthening exercises will help to trim the waist further.

Essential diet tips

Eat a moderate amount of healthy fats found in grains and oils, as well as lots of fruit and vegetables.
Replace brown-coloured whole grain foods with smaller quantities of white.

Essential exercise tips

Do high reps with low resistance for the upper body and high reps with moderate resistance for the lower body.
Best exercises include step and spinning classes, racquet sports, abdominal crunches, kick-boxing and skipping.
Worst exercises include all upper body exercises that involve using heavy weights.

Pear

Your build is characterised by:

Full hips or thighs
A defined waist
Shoulders that may slope and are narrower than your hips
A top half that appears small

Advice

Doing cardiovascular exercises for quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteus for long durations will help. An example of this could be cycling or running. It would also help to do heavy resistance training on the upper body.

Essential diet tips

Stick to foods that are low in fat – to avoid piling on the pounds – and high in calcium.
Lower your salt intake to reduce water retention and cellulite in problem areas.

Essential exercise tips

Use aerobic activities to slim your lower half and then strengthen the upper body with weights and resistance training.
Best exercises include push-ups, chin-ups, leg lifts, jogging and dancing.
Worst exercises include rollerblading, stepping and high resistance weights.

Neat hourglass

Your build is characterised by:

A defined bust
A defined waist
A neat bottom
Neat hips

Advice

Doing moderate to high intensity cardiovascular exercise will help tone the whole body. Carrying out resistance training at high reps and low weight will also help.

Essential diet tips

Eat lean protein, such as skinless chicken breasts, and lots of leafy green vegetables, like spinach, broccoli and cabbage.
Avoid foods high in sugar and limit your intake of eggs, dairy products and nuts.

Essential exercise tips

Focus on losing weight and inches first with high reps and low resistance exercises, then slowly incorporate weights if you want.
Best exercises for your shape include fast walking and slow jogging with no incline, jumping jacks, swimming for distance and stationary cycling with light resistance.
Worst exercises include step and spin classes, leg presses and thigh machines on high resistance, weighted squats and lunges, and running or rollerblading on incline.

Full Hourglass

Your build is characterised by:

A full bust
A small waist
A rounded bottom
Rounded hips

Advice

To help fat burning do interval training or circuit training. This will help burn excess fat around the body.

Essential diet tips

Eat lean protein, such as skinless chicken breasts, and lots of leafy green vegetables, like spinach, broccoli and cabbage.
Include lots of antioxidants and minerals to help break down fats within the body.

Essential exercise tips

Use interval training and circuit training to help burn fats and tone up the whole body.
Include exercises that help strengthen both lower and upper back.
Include toning exercises like light resistance training for the whole body.

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Have a nice day,

Michaela

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Friday, January 15th, 2010

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Important for bargain hunter shoppers!

“I am against fashion that doesn’t last. I cannot accept that you throw your clothes away just because it is spring.”

Coco Chanel

Women will spend more than £1billion in the sales – on clothes they will never wear, research reveals.

In total, Britons spend some £4.1billion in sales on goods that are never used, at an average cost of £85.60 a person.

Women are the worst offenders, with 10 per cent of their average wardrobe consisting of clothes and accessories bought in sales but never worn – and more than half of the items still have the price tag on.

Some love sales – others hate it – some are impulse buyers – some spend more than they can afford.

No matter which group of shoppers you fall into – if you are somewhere in between – maybe it is time to have a more systematic approach or just keeping the following things in mind when you go shopping the next time.

Budget: How much can you spend per month?

It is not worth going overboard and being always in debt with your credit card. So, if you are an impulse buyer or someone who plans their shopping trip- know always how much you can spend when hitting the shops.

Investment buys- Classic clothing

Investment pieces or classic clothing will vary according to your life style and personality, but they are classic or investments buys because they can be worn most of the year – independent of which season- or which trend is dominating that year or season. They can be worn for years without looking dated! Important here is to keep focus on the quality and buy the highest you can afford. So, make the math here – how many times will you wear this item in that season – year – or years? The cost per wear is much lower – the more you wear something, the less expensive it becomes!

Shop only when you feel good about yourself
Hitting the shops when feeling low about yourself in order to do some shopping rehab ends up most of the times in a bad experience. You will be ending up buying just for the thrill but with any thought about it, so they joy will last only for a moment and the end will be even more depressing because you spend money on something you don’t want and will end up returning it in the end. Or you will end up even more depressed because you can ‘t find anything you like or you don’t like anything on you when you look at your image in the mirror. You are much better off buying yourself some nice chocolate to make you feel good.

Dress comfortably
Don’t bother with a full make up or great hair do- it will just get in the way while trying on clothes – look nice and at ease with yourself. Also wear clothes that are easy to get in and out of otherwise you will start to loose interest of trying something on, because it takes too long or it is just to difficult to get out of your clothes. Don’t forget to wear as well comfortable shoes when going shopping – and take the shoes with you that you will be wearing with the garment your buying

Shop when the stores are least crowded
Some people can’t avoid to hit the shops when everyone goes because of work, kids or other commitments. But if you can try to go when less people are in the shops, so you don’t have to queue at the changing rooms, can move around the shops easily and see the garments in full display.

Know the store’s return policy
Each store or department store has different return policy- some return your money and in others you just can exchange it for another garment. The normal return policy is two weeks, but can go up as well up to 30days. Be careful when shopping in sale, because most often they cannot be returned at all!

Shop only for things which work for you!
Know your colour palette, your body shape, scale and proportion, so that you know what fabrics, patterns and styles will look great on you. That doesn’t mean you should not experiment, but also you should be honest what works for your figure and colouring. Be true to yourself and shop for the body you have got and not the one you want! It is all about feeling good now in the clothes you buy and not when you will loose some weight then and there! It just will end up in tears because this garment will come with a “but” and will put pressure on you and so the beloved item will turn into a be hated one instead. Last but not least the clothes you buy need to be for real life- don’t try to buy items you might wear but don’t know yet or because they look so pretty but you won’t wear them so much because they might be not comfortable. Keep remember looking good is all about feeling good that means when you are in pain e.g. because trousers are too tight or heels are too thin then you don’t feel like yourself and therefore you don’t look yourself- it’s going always to show how comfortable you are in your clothes!

Items, which are always useful to have:

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Have a nice day,

Michaela

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

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Over the Rainbow !

“Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.”

Coco Chanel

The ever-stylish Sarah Jessica Parker returns to her London hotel following the afterparty for Did You Hear About The Morgans?

Wearing a bright colour in your dress will enable you to wear it for daytime occasions, but also for evening engagements- you just have to combine the right accessories. Dress these coloured dresses up or down by wearing them with boots, flats or high heels or nude tights, coloured or patterned tights or with chunky necklaces and bracelets, or with hats or scarves or with a faux fur jacket or fancy dress coat. The choice is yours.

These dresses are great to add your signature style, by dressing them up or down or with your individual style and making them your own. Therefore they make great investment buys since you can create so many looks with them for different occasions and make them work as well in different seasons.

Have fun and experiment with colour, but since these dresses come as block colours you need to make sure you wear the right colours for your colouring, body shape and proportion. Colours bring the spotlight on you and the darker the colour the longer you will appear visually- and vis versa. But also bright colours are adding volume while darker shades are more slimming.

Dressing in the right colours is about creating balance and harmony between your own colouring and the colours you wear, in both clothes and make-up. Balance and harmony is achieved by wearing colours that have similar characteristics as our colouring so that the undertone, depth and clarity are in a similar range. It’s an easy way to look good, feel good and co-ordinate your wardrobe. Not only that but wearing the right colours can help you achieve a younger, healthier and groomed look.

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Know your dominant colour before choosing your dress in a rainbow colour

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Know as well your body shape before you are choosing your favourite rainbow colour- otherwise you might be in for a bad surprise.

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Wearing your favourite colour and wearing the right colour for your colouring and body shape might not always be the same thing. Keep also in mind that little changes in your hair such as highlights or lowlights in your hair will affect your dominant colour. This means a colour that may have looked great in the past, now doesn’t work so well because your hair colour has changed or skin matured. So, don’t try to force it and try something new instead – embrace change rather than seeing it negatively. If there are colours that look great on you, but for one reason or another you don’t like the colour on you or at all, then just don’t wear it. As important as it is to wear the right colours, it’s also important to feel comfortable with the colour choice you are wearing.

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Also, this the last blog before Christmas. We will be back with more blogs around the New Year! I am wishing you all a merry Christmas and a relaxing and happy time. All the best for the New Year- hopefully you will have a fantastic beginning.

Have a nice day,

Michaela

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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

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Drama Queen!

Thinking of going for a dramatic look for a party ?Like having a colour block in your dress? It is a fantastic feature but not without any side traps. It looks either great when you getting it right or very wrong when not.

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Colour blocks put a focus on a body part. So, you better be certain which body part you want to highlight. Last not least when choosing your dress with a colour block, make sure it follows the the guidelines of your body shape e.g. If you are a pear you certainly don’t want to wear anything like it on your lower half!.

Here some know how:

Colour bocks add visually volume to that particular body part of yours. So, don’t wear a colour block where you can’t take the additional volume. Wear it wear you are the slimmest.
Colour blocks are splitting your body parts in two or more- depending on the look of the dress. Meaning it is shortening visually the length of your body part. So, if you have nice long legs you are doing right by wearing colour blocks in your lower half since you have enough leg line to cope with it. If you have a longer body or a lean body you do right by wearing it on top. Since it is a good way of shortening visually your upper half and make your more balanced in your proportion.
Colour blocks are dramatic and therefore not very forgiving when not wearing them in your best colours. The dress will wear you rather the other way around. You need to own it and the look otherwise it is a car crash about to happen. It is never good to be in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.

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Have a nice day,

Michaela

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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

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Take the dress to the party!

“The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.”

Hubert de Givenchy

It’s party time! Glide effortlessly from desk to the dance floor by choosing day dresses that you can easily dress up by changing accessories. Or have a spare one in the office. Only women who choose appropriately for their body shape and body features will make most of the dress, will have the most fun at the party and will get all the compliments !

Tips for choosing your dresses:

Avoid mini dresses and above the knee length dresses when you have big calves. Also opt for plain thick tights and match them with shoes or boots that have a medium to big heel.
When having a big bust avoid high necklines or any clutter around it, but instead choose a longer neckline that will flatter your bust.
If you have big arms avoid any attention to them like big shoulders or short and tight sleeve lines. Instead choose from elbow onwards. Also sleeveless is a good option since you can over them up with a nice cover up such as capelets, shrugs or boleros.